How Jim Bouton's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Jim Bouton posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .239, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1963, posting .209, below the starting pitcher average of .242 that year. The highest point came in 1970 at .285, above the starting pitcher average of .253 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .229 in 1969 to .285 in 1970 and .234 in 1978. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 10 seasons.

Jim Bouton Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats

Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Jim Bouton
Jim Bouton
Opposing Batting Average
Jim Bouton
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Career0.2390.258
Season Avg.0.2390.258
162 Game Avg.0.2390.258
More InfoSee MoreSee More

Jim Bouton Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Jim Bouton's Opposing Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jim Bouton Opposing Batting Average per season line chart

Jim Bouton Opposing Batting Average by Team

Jim Bouton's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Bouton career Opposing Batting Average by team bar chart

Jim Bouton Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Jim Bouton's career Opposing Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Jim Bouton Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Bouton Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Bouton's seasonal Opposing Batting Average alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jim Bouton Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Bouton Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Bouton's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Jim Bouton Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table